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TOASTS. 


May  friendship,  like  wine,  improve  as  time  advance*, 
and  may  we  always  have  old  wine,  old  friends,  and  young 
cares. 

I  drink  it  as  the  Fates  ordain  it. 

Come  fill  it,  and  have  one  with  rhymes; 

Fill  up  the  lonely  glass,  and  drain  it 
In  memory  of  dear  old  times. 

Come,  come,  good  wine  is  a  good  familiar  creature,  if  it 
be  well  used.  —  Shakespeare. 

Drink  no  longer  water,  but  use  a  little  wine  for  the 
stomach's  sake. 

Laugh  at  all  things, 

Great  and  small  things, 

Sick  or  well,  at  sea  or  shore ; 

While  we're  quaffing, 

Let's  have  laughing — 

Who  the  devil  cares  for  more  ? 

—  Byron. 

Let  us  have  wine  and  women,  mirth  and  laughter. 

We  will  not  ask  her  name. 

^- Byron 

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TOASTS 

God  made  man 

Frail  as  a  bubble ; 
God  made  love, 

Love  made  trouble, 
God  made  the  vine. 

Was  it  a  sin 
That  Man  made  Wine 

To  drown  Trouble  in  ? 

Come,  fill  a  bumper,  fill  it  round, 
May  mirth,  wine  and  wit  abound. 
In  them  alone  true  wisdom  lies  — 
For  to  be  merry's  to  be  wise. 

Here's  to  champagne,  the  drink  di^/ine 
That  makes  us  forget  our  troubles; 

It's  m^de  of  a  dollar's  worth  of  wine 
And  three  dollars'  worth  of  bubbles. 

Friend  of  my  soul !  this  goblet  sip  — 
'Twill  chase  the  pensive  tear. 

May  the  juire  of  the  grape  enliven  each  soul, 
And  good  humor  preside  at  the  head  of  each  bowl 

Who  loves  not  women,  wine  and  song. 
Will  be  a  fool  his  whole  life  long. 

Fill  the  bumper  fair!  every  drop  we  sprinkle 
O'er  the  brow  of  Care  smooths  away  a  wrinklCc 


TOASTS  I 

Which  is  the  properest  day  to  drink  ? 

Saturday,  Sunday,  Monday  ? 

Each  is  the  properest  day,  I  think ; 

Why  should  I  name  but  one  day  ? 

Tell  me  but  yours,  I  will  mention  my  day. 

Let  us  fix  on  some  day ; 

Tuesday,  Wednesday,  Thursday,  Friday, 

Saturday,  Sunday,  Monday. 

May  we  always  mingle  in  the  friendly  bowl 
The  feast  of  reason  and  the  flow  of  soul. 

Although  out  of  sight,  we   recognize   them  with  our 
glasses. 

Drink  to-day  and  drink  all  sorrow ; 
You  shall  perhaps  not  do  't  to-morrow ; 
Best  while  you  have  it,  use  your  breath ; 
There  is  no  drinking  after  death. 

Beaumont  &^  Fletcher, 

Drink,  boys,  drink,  and  drive  away  sorrow ; 
For  perhaps  we  may  not  drink  again  to-morrow. 

Come,  fill  the  glass  and  drain  the  bowl; 

May  love  and  Bacchus  still  agree; 
And  every  American  warm  his  soul 

With  Cupid,  Wine  and  Liberty. 


«  TOASTS 

The  Frenchman  loves  his  native  wine; 

The  German  loves  his  beer; 
The  Englishman  loves  his  'alf  and  'alf, 

Because  it  brings  good  cheer. 
The  Irishman  loves  his  "  whiskey  straight," 

Because  it  gives  him  dizziness. 
The  American  has  no  choice  at  all, 

So  he  drinks  the  whole business. 

May  your  wine  add  wings  to  old  time,  but  not  make  nt 
insensible  of  his  flight. 

May  friendship  propose  the  toast,  and  sincerity  drink  it. 

Here's  a  turkey  when  you  are  hungry, 

Champagne  when  you  are  dry, 
A  pretty  girl  when  you  need  her, 

And  heaven  when  you  die. 

The  juice  of  the  grape  is  given  to  him  who  will  use  it 

wisely. 
As  that  which  cheers  the  heart  of  men  after  toil, 
Refreshes  hiir.  in  sickness,  and  comforts  him  in  sorrow. 
He  who  enjoyeth  it  may  thank  God  for  his  wine  cup  as 

for  his  daily  bread. 
And  he  who  abuses  the  gift  of  heaven  is  not  a  greater  fool 

than  thou  in  thine  abstinence. 


TOASTS  f 

Drink,  for  you  know  not 
Whence  you  came,  nor  why; 

Drink,  for  you  know  not  why 
You  go,  nor  whence. 

—  Omar  Khayytim^ 

Poker  —  Like  a  glass  of  beer,  you  draw  to  fill. 

Fill  the  bowl  with  flowing  wine 

And  while  your  lips  are  wet 
Press  their  fragrance  into  mine 

And  forget. 
Every  kiss  we  take  and  give 
Leaves  us  less  of  life  to  live. 

Drink  to  me  only  with  thine  eyes, 

Aad  I  ^ill  pledge  with  mine ; 
Or  ieave  a  kiss  within  the  cup, 

Anc  I'll  not  look  for  wine. 
The  thirst  that  from  the  soul  doth  rise 

Doth  ask  a  drink  divine; 
But  might  I  of  Jove's  nectar  sip, 

I  would  not  change  from  thine. 

—  Ben  JoHsoK. 

'Ere's  to  the  'ealth  o'  your  Royal  'Ighness ;  hand  may 
the  skin  o'  ha  gooseberry  be  big  enough  for  han  humbrella 
to  cover  hup  hall  your  enemies. 

—  Caddy's  Toast  in  "  Erminie.** 


TOASTS 

Here's  to  the  glass  we  so  love  to  sip, 

It  dries  many  a  pensive  tear ; 
'Tis  not  so  sweet  as  a  woman's  lip 

But  a sight  more  sincere. 

If  you  leave  a  kiss  within  the  glass  I'll  not  ask  for  wine. 

Wine  is  good, 

Love  is  good, 

And  all  is  good  if  understood ; 

The  sin  is  not  in  doing, 

But  in  overdoing. 

How  much  of  mine  has  gone  that  wayt 

Alas  1   How  much  more  that  may  ? 


TOASTS 


TO   WOMAN. 

A  good  wife  and  health 
Are  a  man's  best  wealth. 

What's  a  table  richly  spread 
Without  a  woman  at  its  head  ? 

Disguise  our  bondage  as  we  will» 
'Tis  a  woman  rules  us  still. 

—  Mmth. 

In  her  first  passion,  woman  loves  a  lover ; 
In  all  others,  all  she  loves  is  love. 

As  for  the  women,  though 

We  scorn  and  flout  'em, 
We  may  live  with,  but  not 

Without  them. 

To  those  who  know  thee  not 

No  words  can  paint! 
And  those  who  know  thee 

Know  all  words  are  faint. 

A  perfect  woman,  nobly  planned. 
To  warn,  to  comfort  and  command. 


TOASTS 

She'll  learn  to  smoke  a  cigarette 

And  drink  a  glass  of  wine  ; 
She'll  get  a  breakfast,  lunch  or  tea. 

An  appetite  to  dine ; 
She'll  flirt  in  dress  de'colette', 

She'll  think  a  kiss  no  sin ; 
And  that's  the  kind  of  a  summer  girl  — 

Alas !  that  seems  to  win. 

Drink  to  the  fair  woman,  \fho,  I  think, 

Is  most  entitled  to  it ; 
For  if  anything  ever  can  drive  me  to  drink, 

She  certainly  can  do  it 

—  B.  Jabez  Jenkini. 

I  fill  this  cup  to  one  made  up 

Of  loveliness  alone, 
A  woman,  of  her  gentle  sex 

The  seeming  paragon. 
Her  health !  and  would  on  earth  there  stcx)d 

Some  more  of  such  a  frame, 
That  life  might  be  all  poetry, 

And  weariness  a  name. 

—  Edward  Coate  Pickney, 

Here's  to  the  girls  of  the  American  shore, 

1  love  but  one,  I  love  no  more ; 
Since  she's  not  here  to  drink  her  part, 

I  drink  her  share  with  all  my  heart. 


TOASTS  J 

Here's  to  the  woman  whose  heart  and  whose  soul 
Are  the  light  and  the  life  of  each  spell  we  pursue; 

Whether  sunn'd  at  the  Tropics  or  chilled  at  the  Pole, 
If  women  be  there,  there  is  happiness  too. 

Whene'er  with  friends  I  drink 
Of  one  I  always  think. 

She's  pretty,  she's  witty  and  so  true; 
So  with  joy  and  great  delight, 
I'll  drink  to  her  to-night, 

And  when  doing  so  think  none  the  less  of  you  I 

— /  H.  M. 

You  may  run  the  whole  gamut  of  color  and  shade, 
A  pretty  girl  —  however  you  dress  her  — 

Is  the  prettiest  thing  that  was  ever  made, 
And  the  last  one  is  always  the  prettiest, 
Bless  her  I 

Here's  to  the  women,  present  and  past, 

And  those  to  come  hereafter  ; 
But  if  one  comes  here  after  us, 

We'll  have  no  cause  for  laughter. 

Here's  to  the  white  man's  wife — 
The  white  man's  aid, 
But  not  bis  burden. 


M  TOASTS 

They  talk  about   a  woman's  sphere  as  though  it   had  » 

limit; 
There's  not  a  place  in  earth  or  heaven, 
There's  not  a  task  to  mankind  given, 
There's  not  a  blessing  or  a  woe, 
There's  not  a  wliispered  yes  or  no. 
There's  not  a  life  or  birth. 
That  has  a  feather's  weight  of  worth  — 
Without  a  woman  in  it. 

The  fairest  work  of   the  great  Author;    the  edition  is 
large,  and  no  man  should  be  without  a  copy. 

Here's  to  you,  my  dear. 

And  to  the  dear  that's  not  here,  my  dear; 

But  if  the  dear  that's  not  here,  my  dear. 

Were  here,  my  dear, 

I'd  not  be  drinking  to  you,  my  dear. 

Here's  health  to  the  girl  who  will  drink  when  she  can; 
Here's  health  to  the  girl  who  will  "rush  the  tin  can," 
And  health  to  the  girl  who  can  dance  the  can-can  — 
'Tig  the  canny  toast  of  an  uncanny  man. 

Here's  to  the  prettiest, 

Here's  to  the  wittiest, 

Here's  to  the  truest  of  all  who  are  true. 

Here's  to  the  sweetest  one, 

Here's  to  them  all  in  one —  heie's  to  you. 


TOASTS 

Here's  to  the  maiden  of  bashful  fifteen ; 

Here's  to  the  widow  of  fifty ; 
Here's  to  the  flaunting,  extravagant  queen, 
And  here's  to  the  housewife  that's  thrifty  I 
Let  the  toast  pass  ; 
Drink  to  the  lass ; 
I'll  -warrant  she'll  prove  an  excuse  for  the  glasa. 

Hail  to  the  graduating  girl ; 

She's  sweeter,  far,  than  some  ; 
For  while  she  speaks  she  talks  no  slang 

And  chews  no  chewing  gum. 

Here's  to  the  woman, 

Who  in  our  hours  of  ease 

Uncertain,  coy  and  hard  to  please, 

But  seen  too  oft  —  famiUar  thy  face, 

First  we  pity,  then  endure  and  then  embrac*. 

Health  to  the  bold  and  dashing  coquett* 

Who  careth  not  for  me ; 
Whose  heart,  untouched  by  love  as  yet. 

Is  wild  and  fancy  free. 
Toasts  of  love  to  the  timid  dove 

Are  always  going  'round  ; 
Let  mine  be  heard  by  the  untamed  bird 

And  make  your  glasses  sound 


14  TOASTS 

'Tis  not  so  sweet  as  a  woman's  lip, 

But,  O !  'tis  more  sincere. 
Like  her  delusive  beam, 

'Twill  steal  away  the  mind, 
But,  unlike  affection's  dream. 

It  leaves  no  sting  behind. 

To  America's  daughters  —  Let  all  fill  their  glasses. 
Whose  beauty  and  virtue  the  whole  world  surpasses; 
May  blessings  attend  them,  go  wherever  they  will, 
And  foul  fall  the  man  e'er  offers  them  ill. 

The  grace  that  every  man  desires  —  the  good  graces  of 
woman. 

Here's  to  the  girl  that's  strictly  in  it, 
Who  doesn't  lose  her  head,  even  for  a  minute; 
Plays  well  the  game  and  knows  the  limit. 
And  still  gets  all  the  fun  there's  in  it. 

For  let  her  be  clumsy,  or  let  her  be  slim, 
Young  or  ancient,  1  care  not  a  feather; 

So  fill  up  a  bumper,  nay  fill  to  the  brim, 
Let  us  toast  all  the  ladies  together. 

The  Ladies  —  With  assiduity  we  court  their  smiles; 
with  sorrow  we  receive  their  frowns ;  but  smiling  or  frown- 
ing, we  love  them. 


TOASTS  x| 

OUR  COUNTRY. 

Here's  health  to  Columbia,  the  pride  of  the  earth, 
The  Stars  and  Stripes  —  drink  the  land  of  our  birth  ! 
Toast  the  army  and  navy,  who  fought  for  our  cause, 
Who  conquered  and  won  us  our  freedom  and  laws. 

Here's  to  the  American  Eagle:   The  liberty  bird  that 
permits  no  liberties. 

Our  Country  —  May  she  always  be  in  the  right  —  but 
our  country,  right  or  wrong.  —  Stephen  Decatur. 

Here's  to  .American  valor — May  no  war  require  it,  but 
may  it  ever  be  ready  for  every  foe. 

"  Our  hearts,  our  hopes  are  all  with  thee, 
Our  hearts,  our  hopes,  our  prayers,  our  tears, 
Our  faith  triumphant  o'er  our  fears, 
Are  all  v^-ith  thee,  are  all  with  thee." 

Our  National  Birds  —  The  American  Eagle,  the  Thanks- 
giving Turkey. 
May  one  give  us  peace  in  all  our  states  — 
And  the  other  a  piece  for  all  our  plates. 

May  it  be  no  North,  no  South,  no  East,  no  West,  but 
only  one  broad,  beautiful,  glorious  land. 

To  her  we  drink,  for  her  we  pray, 

Our  voices  silent  never ; 
For  her  we'll  fight,  come  what  may. 
The  Stars  and  Stripes  forever ! 


ih  TOASTS 

With  the  bulldogs  of  war 

Standing  guard  on  our  coasts 

All  fears  of  attack  quickly  vanish ; 

Manned  with  hearts  that  are  true 

To  the  Red,  White  and  Blue, 

They'll  make  all  our  f oemen  ♦'  walk  Spanith." 

The  American  Navy  —  May  it  ever  sail  on  a  le^.  ^ 
glory. 

May  those  who  are  discontented  with  their  own  coun 
try  leave  their  country  for  their  country's  good. 

The  American  Eagle  —  The  older  he  grows,  the  louder 
he  screams  and  the  higher  he  flies. 

The  Soldiers  of  America  —  Their  arms  our  defence,  our 
arms  their  reward.     Fall  in  men,  fall  in. 

The  Boundaries  of  Our  Country :  East  by  the  Rising 
Sun  ;  north  by  the  North  Pole;  west  by  all  Creation  ;  and 
south,  by  the  Day  of  Judgment. 

The  Lily  of  France  may  fade, 

The  Thistle  and  Shamrock  wither, 

The  Oak  of  England  may  decay, 
But  the  Stars  shine  on  forever. 

Car  Country — Where's  the  coward  that  wotild  not 
daxe  to  £ght  for  such  a  land  ? 


TOASTS  ty 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

To  Our  Bachelor  Friends. 
Then  here's  to  the  jolly  Bachelor's  life, 
And  may  he  live  till  he  takes  a  wife. 

Pleasure  that  comes  unlocked  for  is  thrice  welcome. 
To  Our  Chef. 
We  may  live  without  poetry,  music  and  art ; 
We  may  hve  without  conscience  and  live  without  heart  ; 
We  may  live  without  friends  and  live  without  books  ; 
But  civilized  man  cannot  live  without  cooks. 
We  may   live  without  books — what   is  knowledge  but 

grieving  ? 
We  may  live  without  hope —  what  is  hope  but  deceiving  ? 
We  may  live  without  love  —  what  is  passion  but  pining? 
But  where  is  the  man  that  can  live  without  dining? 

We'll  drink  to  love !  Love,  the  one  irresistible  force 
that  annihilates  distance,  caste,  prejudice  and  principles! 
Love,  the  pastime  of  the  Occident,  the  passion  of  the 
East!  Love,  that  stealeth  upon  us,  like  a  thiet  in  the 
night,  robbing  us  of  rest,  but  bestowing  in  its  place  a  gift 
more  precious  than  the  sweetest  sleep  !  Love  Ls  the  bur- 
den of  my  toast !  Here's  looking  at  you  1 

Home. 
The    father's    kingdom;     the    child's    paradise;     the 
mother's  world 


i8  TOASTS 

May  we  have  the  unspeakable  good  Fortune  to  win  a 
true  heart,  and  the  Merit  to  keep  it. 

Friendship. 

May  its  barque  never  founder  on  the  rocks  of  deception. 

May  we  ever  be  able  to  serve  a  friend  and  noble  enough 
to  conceal  it. 

Home. 
The  place  where  you  are  treated  best  and  grumble  most. 

Here's  a  sigh  to  those  who  love  me, 

And  a  smile  to  those  who  hate  ; 
And  whatever  sky's  above  me, 

Here's  a  heart  for  every  fate. 
Were't  the  last  drop  in  the  well, 

As  I  gasped  upon  the  brink. 
Ere  my  fainting  spirit  fell, 

'Tis  to  thee  that  I  would  drink. 

—  Byron. 

Here's  a  toast  to  all  who  are  here, 

No  matter  where  you're  from ; 
May  the  best  day  you  have  seen 

Be  worse  than  your  worst  to  come. 

May  Dame  Fortune  ever  smile  on  you ; 
But  never  her  daughter  — 
Miss  Fortune. 


TOASTS  19 

When  going  up  the  hill  of  Prosperity 

May  you  never  meet  any  friend  coming  down. 

May  all  single  men  be  married, 
And  all  married  men  be  happy. 

Yesterday's  yesterday  while  to-day's  here, 
To-day's  to-day  till  to-morrow  appear, 
To-morrow's  to-moirow  until  to-day's  past, 
And  kisses  are  kisses  as  long  as  they  last. 

Through  this  toilsome  world,  alas, 

Once,  and  only  once  we  pass ; 

If  a  kindness  we  may  show, 

If  a  good  deed  we  may  do, 

To  our  suffering  fellow -men, 

Let  us  do  it  when  we  can, 

Nor  delay  it,  for  'tis  plain. 

We  will  not  pass  this  way  again. 

The  Man  We  Love. 
He  who  speaks  the  most  good  and  speaks  the  least  ill 
of  his  neighbors. 

Here's  to  the  four  hinges  of  friendship. 
Swearing,  Lying,  Stealing  and  Drinking. 

When  you  swear,  swear  by  your  country  ; 
When  you  lie,  lie  for  a  pretty  woman  ; 

When  you  steal,  steal  away  from  bad  company ; 
And  when  you  drink,  diink  with  me. 


TOAST3 

Here's  a  health  to  the  Future, 

A  sigh  for  the  Past ; 
We  can  love  and  remember, 

And  hope  to  the  last. 
And  fo*-  all  the  base  lies 

That  the  almanacs  hold, 
While  there's  love  in  the  heart> 

We  can  never  grow  old. 

Enjoy  the  spring  of  Love  and  Youth, 
To  some  good  angel  leave  the  rest. 

For  all  too  soon  we  learn  the  truth  : 

There  are  no  birds  in  the  last  year's  nest. 

It  is  easy  enough  to  be  pleasant 

When  life  flows  along  like  a  song ; 
But  the  man  worth  while  is  the  one  who  will  smile 

When  everything  goes  wrong. 

Best  Ale. 
Here's  to  the  best  ale  in  the  best  ale. 

—  Mr,  Pickwick. 

More  Sincere, 
Here's  to  good  old  whiskey. 

So  amber  and  so  clear  ; 
It's  not  so  sweet  as  a  woman's  lips. 

But  a  d sight  more  sincere. 

-^A.  O.  Y0rk. 


TOASTS  M 

Our  Sweethearts. 

Here's  to  our  wives  and  our  sweethearts. 
May  our  wives  always  remain  our  sweethearts 
And  our  sweethearts  some  day  become  wives. 

Here's  Champagne  to  My  Real  Friends. 

Here's  champagne  to  my  real  friends 
And  real  pain  to  my  sham  friends. 

Women. 

Here's  to  woman :  she  needs  no  eulogy,  she  speaks  for 
herself. 

Here 

With  my  beer 

I  sit 

While  golden  moments  flit 

Alas! 

They  pass 

Unheeded  by : 

And,  as  they  fly, 

I, 

Being  dry. 

Sit,  idly  sipping  here 

My  beer. 

—  Gg0.  Amsld. 


TOASTS 

Girl  I  Love. 
Here's  to  the  girl  I  love, 

And  here's  to  the  girl  who  loves  me, 
And  here's  to  all  those  who  love  her  whom  I  love 

And  all  those  who  love  her  who  love  me. 

—  L.  A,  Rogers. 

May  you  all  be  Hung,  Drawn  and  Quartered! 

Yes  —  hung  with  diamonds, 

Drawn  in  a  coach  and  four 

And  quartered  in  the  best  houses  in  the  land. 

Loves  Only  One. 
Here's  to  one  and  only  one. 

And  that  is  she 
Who  loves  but  one  and  only  one, 

And  that  is  me. 

—  L.  A.  Rogers, 

Love  Us  Well. 
Here's  to  those  who  love  us  well ; 

Those  who  don't  may  go  to  H . 

— Ja7nes  Keene. 

Away  with  Gloom. 
Then  fill  the  bowl  —  away  with  gloom, 

Our  joys  shall  always  last ; 
For  hope  will  brighten  days  to  come. 
And  memory  gild  the  past. 

—  Thomas  Moore 


TOASTS  : 

Brisk  Wine  and  Lovely  Women. 
Brisk  wine  and  lovely  women  are 

The  source  of  all  our  joys  ; 
A  bumper  softens  every  care, 

And  beauty  never  cloys. 
Then  let  us  dnnk  and  let  us  love 

While  yet  our  hearts  are  gay  ; 
Women  and  wine  we  all  approve 

As  blessing  night  and  day. 

The  Bubble  Winked. 

The  bubble  winked  at  me  and  said, 

"  You'll  miss  me,  brother,  when  you're  dead." 

—  Oliver  Hcrford. 

Cold  Bottle  and  Another  One. 

Here's  to  a  long  life  and  a  happy  one, 
A  quick  death  and  a  happy  one, 
A  good  girl  and  a  pretty  one, 
A  cold  bottle  and  another  one. 

—  Clover  Club. 

Come,  Fill  the  Bowl. 
Come,  fill  the  bowl,  each  jolly  soul, 

Let  Bacchus  guide  our  revels  ; 
Join  cup  to  lip,  with  hip,  hip,  hip, 

And  bury  the  poor  devils. 


•4  TOASTS 

Adam's  Crystal  Alb. 
Here's  to  Adam's  Crystal  Ale, 

Clear,  sparkling  and  divine. 
Fair  H-O,  long  may  you  flow. 

We  drink  your  health  in  wine. 

—  Oliver  Herford. 

A  Glass  is  Good. 
A  glass  is  good,  a  lass  is  good. 

And  a  pipe  to  smoke  in  cold  weather. 
The  world  is  good  and  the  people  are  good, 
And  we're  all  good  fellows  together. 

—John  O.  Keefe. 

If  all  your  beauties,  one  by  one, 

I  pledge,  dear,  I  am  thinking 
Bel  ore  the  tale  were  well  begun 

I  had  been  dead  of  drinking. 

—  Oliver  Herford. 

A  Pretty  Lass. 
A  cheerful  glass,  a  pretty  lass, 

A  friend  sincere  and  true  ; 
Blooming  health,  good  store  of  wealth 

Attend  on  me  and  you. 

—  Anon. 

May  good  fortune  follow  you  all  your  life  (and  never 
catch  up  with  you).  —  An  Irishman's  Toast. 


TOASTS  as 

As  Bad  as  I  Am. 
Here's  to  you  as  good  as  you  are. 
And  here's  to  me  as  bad  as  I  am ; 
But  as  good  as  you  are  and  as  bad  as  I  am, 
I'm  as  good  as  you  are,  as  bad  as  I  am. 

—  Old  Scotch  Toast, 

Contentment. 
May  we  never  murmur  A\-ithout  a  cause  and  never  kave 
cause  to  murmur. 

Dear  Old  Times. 
I  drink  it  as  the  fates  ordain  it. 

Come  fill  it  and  have  done  with  rhymes. 
Fill  up  the  lovely  glass  and  drain  it 
In  memory  of  dear  old  times. 

—  Thackeray. 

Ever  Welcome. 
Come  in  the  evening,  or  come  in  the  morning, 
Come  when  you're  looked  for  or  come  without  warning  ; 
A  thousand  welcomes  you'll  find  here  before  you, 
And  the  oftener  you  come  here  the  more  we'll  adore  yom. 

—  Old  Irish  Toast. 

Fill  Up  the  Goblet. 
Fill  up  the  goblet  and  ream  me  some. 
Drinking  makes  wise,  but  dry  feasting  makes  glum. 

—  Oriental. 


ir6  TOASTS 

Friends  and  Wives. 
A  health  to  our  sweethearts. 

Our  friends  and  our  wives, 
And  may  fortune  smile  on  them 

The  rest  of  their  lives. 

Future. 
May  the  best  day  we  have  seen  be  worse  than  the  worst 
day  that  is  to  come. 

Crystal  Wedding. 

Here's  that  they  will  not  find  the  friendship  of  their 
guests  as  brittle  as  their  gifts. 

A  Parting  Toast. 
Qood-bye,  dear  ones,  and  if  you  need  a  friend, 

How  happy  I  will  be. 
Should  you  get  tired  on  life's  rough  way 

Just  come  and  lean  on  me. 
I'll  take  you  by  the  smoothest  road  that  God  to  man  e'er 

gave  ; 
And  will  go  by   the   longest  way  that   takes  us   to  the 
grave. 

The  Newly  Wedded  Pair. 
May  their  joys  be  as  deep  as  the  ocean, 
And  their  misfortune  as  light  as  its  foam. 


TOASTS  gtf 

The  Fair  Bride. 
May  her  voyage  through  life  be  as  happy  and  as  free 
As  the  dancing  waves  on  the  deep  blue  sea. 

Here's  to  the  tears  of  friendship  —  May  they  crystallize 
as  they  fall  and  be  worn  as  gems  in  the  memory  of  those 
we  love. 

The  Bride  and  Bridegroom. 
Let  us  drink  to  their  health  and  prosperity ;  may  they 
have  a  joyous  bridal  trip,  and  may  their  journey  through 
life  be  over  a  pleasant  road  without  any  embarrassment 
that  energy  and  love  cannot  easily  overcome. 

The  Happy  Couple. 
May  we  all  live  to  be  present  at  their  Golden  Wedding. 

Now,  boys,  just  a  moment!  You've  all  had  your  say, 

While  enjoying  yourselves  in  so  pleasant  a  way. 

We  have   toasted  our  sweethearts,  our  friends  and  our 

wives ; 
We've  toasted  each  other,  wishing  all  merry  lives ; 
But  1  now  will  propose  to  you  the  toast  that  is  best  — 
'Tis  one  in  a  million  and  outshines  tne  rest. 
Don't  frown  when  I  tell  you  this  toast  beats  all  others ; 
But  drink  one  more  toast,  boys, 
A  toast  to  —  Our  Mothers. 


rf  TOASTS 

May  our  thoughts  never  mislead  our  judgment 

May  prosperity  never  make  us  arrogant,  nor  adversity, 
mean. 

May  we  live  happy  and  die  in  peace  with  all  mankind. 

May   honesty  never  be   ashamed  of  an   unfashionable 
garment 

May  we  never  malce  matrimony  a  matter  of  money. 

May  the  diflEerence  of  creeds  be  ever  left  at  the  house 
of  prayer. 

May  conquest  crown  and  mercy  sanctify  the  sword  of 
justice. 

May  every  mirror  we  look  at  cast  an  honest  reflection. 

May  reason  been  throned  a  supreme  monarch,  and  pas- 
sions be  subject  to  his  laws. 

Poverty  always  at  the  rear,  and  hope  and  power  resuiy 
to  assist. 

May  we  always  mean  well,  and  act  accordingly. 

May  goodness  prevail  when  beauty  faik- 


TOASTB  ^ 

May  we  be  kind,  but  not  in  words  alone. 

May  good  nature  and  good  sense  be  ever  united. 

May  generosity  never  be  overtal^en  by  poverty. 

May  we  never  have  cause  to  put  on  mourning. 

May  we  succeed  in  all  our  lawful  undertakings. 

May  we  be  happy,  and  our  enemies  know  it. 

May   the  polished  heart  make  amends  for   the  rou|^ 
countenance. 

May  those  we  love  be  honest,  and  the  land  we  lire  in 
free. 

May  every  day  bring  more  happiness  than  yesterday. 

May  the  love  of  money  never  make  us  forget  the  Chris- 
tian duties. 

May  the  rough  road  of  adversity  lead  us  to  final  pros- 
perity. 

May  depressed  merit  be  always  exalted. 

Woman  —  Gentle,   patient,  self-denying;    without   her 
man  would  be  a  savage ;  and  the  eanh  a  desert 


T  TOASTS 

Woman  —  Let  us  not  forget  that  wherever  man  is  most 
enlightened,  she  is  most  respected  and  beloved. 

The  Ladies  —  We  admire  them  for  their  beauty,  respect 
them  for  their  intelligence,  adore  them  for  their  virtue,  and 
love  them  because  we  can't  help  it. 

The  Ladies  —  God  bless  'em, 
And  may  nothing  distress  'em. 

Drink  to  her  that  each  loves  best, 

And  if  you  nurse  a  flame 
That's  told  but  to  her  mutual  breast, 

We  will  not  ask  her  name. 

Merry  have  we  met,  merry  have  we  been, 
Merry  may  we  part,  and  merry  meet  again. 

A  hearty  supper,  a  good  bottle,  and  a  soft  bed,  to  every 
man  who  fights  the  battles  of  his  country. 

A  full  purse,  a  fresh  bottle,  and  a  beautiful  face. 

A  bottle  at  night,  and  business  in  the  morning. 

A  friend  in  every  glass  —  a  mistress  in  every  bowl. 

Cheerfulness  in  our  cups,  content  in  our  minds,  and 
competency  Iq  our  pockets. 


TOASTS  5X 

Good  wine  and  good  company  to  the  lovers  of  reas- 
onable enjoyment. 

May  wine  never  prove  the  cause  of  strife. 

May  we  act  with  reason  when  the  bottle  circulates. 

May  we  always  get  mellow  with  good  wine. 

Our  President  —  May  he  always  merit  the  esteem  and 
affection  of  a  people  ever  ready  to  bestow  gratitude  on 
those  who  deserve  it. 

Our  Public  Institutions  —  May  it  ever  be  the  honest 
endeavor  of  each  and  every  one  of  us  to  keep  them  as  un- 
blemished and  untarnished  as  we  received  them  from  our 
predecessors. 

Our  Mayor  —  As  vigilant  and  useful    in  his  present 

station  as  any  officer  in  the  State,  he  is  one  of  those  upon 
whom  we  can  look  with  pride,  and  say,  "  These  are  our 
jewels." 

The  Judiciary  —  As  sword-bearers  to  justice,  we  respect 
her  administrators  ;  though  they  often  base  their  decisions 
on  common  law,  theirs  are  no  common  minds. 

America  and  her  Children  —  Her  sons  are  brave  and 
honest,  her  daughters  fair  and  modest 


^  TOASTS 

May  the  joys  of  America  be  as  pure  as  its  air  of  free- 
dom, and  its  virtues  be  as  firm  as  its  mountains. 

May  America  ever  be  an  asylum  for  the  oppressed 
and  a  school  to  teach  them  the  great  principles  of 
republicanism. 

May  those  who'd  be  rude  to  American  roses 
Feel  a  thorn's  fatal  prick  in  their  lips  and  their 


May  Columbia's  brave  defenders 

Ever  stand  for  the  good  of  her  cause ; 
While  such  we  can  toast  them,  no  rogues  or  pretenders, 

Can  injure  our  dear  Constitution  or  laws. 

Here's  to  Columbia,  free  laws,  and  a  free  church, 
From  their  blessings  may  plotters  be  left  in  the  lurch 
Give  us  pure  candidates  and  a  pure  ballot-box, 
And  our  freedom  shall  stand  as  firm  as  the  rocks. 

Some  men  want  youth  and  others  health. 
Some  from  a  wife  will  often  shrink  ; 

Some  men  want  wit  and  others  wealth  — 
May  we  want  nothing  but  to  drink. 


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